Mary van Balen

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Mary van Balen's work has been published in the Philippines, translated and published in Brazil ................................................ It has also been included in a number of books from "Catholic Women's Devotional Bible" to "Teatime stories for Women," by Linda Evans Shepherd. Take a look:




Works

A Dwelling Place Within
In a fast-paced world where time to be still and to be present to the moment is rare, Francis’ insights leads into quiet places of prayer that help readers enter into a deeper experience of God and God’s love for us all.

This book is organized into sixty days of morning and evening prayer. Each day begins with a Psalm and includes writings from Saint Francis of Assisi, his early biographers, and other spiritual writers. The morning and evening sections end with original prayers.


Each season is divided into four sections: communication, family, intimacy, and prayer. Drawing on the wisdom of couples of all ages and experiences, Marriage: A Covenant of Seasons explores the gifts and struggles each season brings to marriage, and the role God plays in them all.


The stories in All Earth Is Crammed with Heaven are divided into nine sections including Family, Friends, Good-byes, and Nature. A quote from authors, poets, spiritual writers, or scientists precedes each anecdote. The reflection that follows helps the reader recognize that even quotidian events are opportunities to encounter the Divine.


This biography of Saint Katharine Drexel is a "rags to riches" tale that turns the conventional American success story upside down. Here was a woman who intimately knew both the streets of Paris and the streets of Harlem...who crossed the ocean on luxury liners yet paddled the backwaters of the Louisiana bayou...who dined with equal ease in the mansions of high society or the tipi of the Lakota tribal chief, Red Cloud. Katharine's life was the adventure of an indomitable sould who gave herself to the oppressed and taught the world the meaning of fearless love.

Selected Works

Devotional
A Dwelling Place Within
A book of reflections based on the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi
Inspirational
Marriage: A Covenant of Seasons
A celebration of marriage that encourages the reader to embrace all the seasons.
All Earth Is Crammed With Heaven: Daily Reflections for Mothers
A collection of anecdotes and reflections upon the presence of the Sacred in ordinary life
Biography
Meet Katharine Drexel: Heiress and God's Servant of the Oppressed
The story of a courageous woman who traded a life of wealth for one of service

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